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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
More lightweight than usual. I figured out who the killer was and only kept reading to see how Reacher would figure it out.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Points deducted for the ending. That was just ridiculous.
fast-paced
I have read many Reacher novels, this one was fast paced as usual. Definately not the best novel with Reacher as the character. But possibly the best ending. REALLY good ending.
My final Reacher book! Spoiler below...
Usually I like Lee Child, but man it grinds my gears when women in any fictional medium are only as morally upstanding or respectable as they are pretty.
Usually I like Lee Child, but man it grinds my gears when women in any fictional medium are only as morally upstanding or respectable as they are pretty.
Perfect book to read after lots of dreadful non fiction, educational reading. Thank you Reacher, Thank you Lee Child. I loved this one. Probably in my top 5 Reacher books. I am not a fan of FBI components in books but this one pulled it off. I know there are so many times a guy can be accused of a crime he didn't commit, seek vengeance, and solve a rather tricky case of homicides. But hey, it's fiction! It's Reacher! He can do anything. I read this in just a few short days so if you are looking for a quick, entertaining, only mildly violent Reacher book, this is a good one.
I liked it until the end.
Hypnotism. Really? Really?
I should have known the factual accuracy would be off on this one when the FBI and Reacher seemed to agree that a phone call is not only the right of someone recently arrested, it's a constitutional right. (There is no right to a phone call, but they like to give people that option because they can record the phone call and use it as evidence. Reacher would have known this.)
I suppose the problem is that, while Lee Child seems to believe (or at least be willing to stake that his audience believes) a certain amount of nonsense, it often doesn't come up. I was willing to forgive the phone call thing, because it's minor, most American's believe it, and Child is British. But most importantly, it's minor.
The hypnotism thing really threw me for a loop because I was looking forward to some great reveal about how someone held some real psychological sway over these women, and then it's just hypnosis which just couldn't do it. Sorry, but no. And yeah, I suppose, the clues all point that way, except that Lamarr doesn't have any power over the victims, so it doesn't.
Hypnotism. Really? Really?
I should have known the factual accuracy would be off on this one when the FBI and Reacher seemed to agree that a phone call is not only the right of someone recently arrested, it's a constitutional right. (There is no right to a phone call, but they like to give people that option because they can record the phone call and use it as evidence. Reacher would have known this.)
I suppose the problem is that, while Lee Child seems to believe (or at least be willing to stake that his audience believes) a certain amount of nonsense, it often doesn't come up. I was willing to forgive the phone call thing, because it's minor, most American's believe it, and Child is British. But most importantly, it's minor.
The hypnotism thing really threw me for a loop because I was looking forward to some great reveal about how someone held some real psychological sway over these women, and then it's just hypnosis which just couldn't do it. Sorry, but no. And yeah, I suppose, the clues all point that way, except that Lamarr doesn't have any power over the victims, so it doesn't.